Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate VA examinations and procedural errors. The appellant's claims for service connection are not legally sufficient as he is not service-connected for his claimed conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, neck, shoulder, knee, and hip conditions, to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the October 2021 rating decision on appeal.

The Board has remanded the cases due to new evidence being added since the last decision, and the AOJ needs to review this new information before making a final determination.

The Board has remanded all issues on appeal due to the need for additional verification of the Veteran's service periods and incomplete records. The claims will be reconsidered with this information.

The Veteran's eating disorder was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,Service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for a right hip disability and degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine, which were previously denied. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for various disabilities, as well as DEA benefits.

The Veteran's ratings for lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy are restored to 20 percent. The claims of service connection for left hip disability, right hip disability, and urinary incontinence are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he or his authorized representative withdrew all remaining issues in the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were granted, but an effective date earlier than May 19, 2020, was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran has a current left groin disability and granted service connection for it based on in-service injury.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to warrant readjudication of the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hip condition. The Veteran's claim is now remanded for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion regarding his claimed right hip condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for diabetes, left foot injury, left ankle disability, and left hip disability due to incomplete military personnel records and lack of VA treatment records. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reconsidered after obtaining these records.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied as his current hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.,The Board found insufficient evidence to grant service connection for various conditions, including acid reflux and sleep apnea, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD and remanded the claims of service connection for right hip, left elbow, right elbow, and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and no evidence of a continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was remanded due to inadequate opinion regarding whether NSAID use aggravates his GERD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims to reopen for service connection of back, right hip, left hip, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities. The ratings have been increased to 20% from September 9, 2016 to October 2, 2022, and to 30% from October 3, 2022 for right knee disability and left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for both direct and secondary service connection of the left hip disability. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with a new examination.

Your appeal has been dismissed because the Veteran died during the pendency of your claims. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to decide these matters.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection of a right hip disability, left hip disability, and skin disorder were readjudicated as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Veteran's left shoulder tendonitis is related to an in-service injury, and service connection for this condition has been granted.